General Chat

VOICEMAIL WOES

‘Outrageously,’ says Clare,(money expert) ‘if you're outside Europe, you can be charged simply for someone leaving you an answerphone message – even if you never hear it.

‘It all depends on the network you're on and the country you're in.

‘As an example, if you're with EE, it can cost as much as £2.34 a minute to receive a voicemail, and a further £2.34 a minute to listen to it.

‘So picking up a one-minute message could cost you almost a fiver.’

To avoid this unnecessary expense, Clare recommends checking whether your network charges for the country you're headed to.

Then, she says, ‘simply turn off your voicemail to stop people being able to leave you a message in the first place'.

This isn’t new. I do believe it’s always depended on the network.

Best to check to be safe though. ;-)

I’d agree it’s best to check to be sure but I think it’s also dependent on the type of contract you have.

It is dated today but it may have been on here before. If you already know about it that is good but many won't and the main thing is to check.

There is mention here re contracted users. It is quite a long piece in the mail on line.

Prior to Brexit, the EU Roaming Regulation meant using your existing call, text and data allowances when travelling around Europe incurred no additional costs.

But this guarantee dissolved after Britain left the European Union in 2021.

While many networks - including O2 - continue to offer free roaming in Europe, three of the major providers, Three, Vodafone and EE, quickly re-introduced charges.

According to Clare Casalis, Senior Utilities Analyst at MoneySavingExpert, Three is the most reasonable of the three, charging its contracted customers £2 a day, and also offering multi-day passes, ranging from £5 for three days to £24 for a fortnight.

Meanwhile, EE charges £2.47 a day for those on contract, or £2.50 a day for its pay-as-you-go customers, and Vodafone customers can expect to pay £2.42 a day, £12 for eight days or £17 for 15 days.

When Dad went to Greece last couple of years he had to pay for 2 weeks so he could phone me everyday. He couldn't use whattsapp free of charge as he doesnt have a smart phone!

This has been happening ever since free roaming ended.

Well, we are obviously all alert to these things. However I see 34 people have read this. If it helps just one person who has missed it before then my time has not been wasted. :-)